Fa Mulan, later
Li Mulan after her marriage, and better known simply as
Mulan, is a
title character and the
protagonist of
Disney's thirty-sixth animated feature film
Mulan and its
direct-to-video sequel
Mulan II. The character is inspired by the legendary
Hua Mulan from the Chinese poem The Ballad of Mulan. In both films, Mulan is voiced by
Ming-Na and her singing voice is provided by
Lea Salonga.
The Walt Disney Company made her the eighth
Disney Princess, despite the fact that she has no ties to royalty while the other Disney princesses do. She does, however, fit into the "mythology" of the franchise. She is the first
East Asian Princess.